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The Single UNIX &reg; Specification, Version 2<br>
Copyright &copy; 1997 The Open Group

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<h4><a name = "tag_000_005_932">&nbsp;</a>NAME</h4><blockquote>
iconv_close - codeset conversion deallocation function
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_005_933">&nbsp;</a>SYNOPSIS</h4><blockquote>
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#include &lt;<a href="iconv.h.html">iconv.h</a>&gt;

int iconv_close(iconv_t <i>cd</i>);
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</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_005_934">&nbsp;</a>DESCRIPTION</h4><blockquote>
The
<i>iconv_close()</i>
function deallocates the conversion descriptor
<i>cd</i>
and all other associated resources allocated by
<i><a href="iconv_open.html">iconv_open()</a></i>.
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If a file descriptor is used to implement the type
<b>iconv_t,</b>
that file descriptor will be closed.
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_005_935">&nbsp;</a>RETURN VALUE</h4><blockquote>
Upon successful completion, 0 is returned. Otherwise, -1 is returned and
<i>errno</i>
is set to indicate the error.
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_005_936">&nbsp;</a>ERRORS</h4><blockquote>
The
<i>iconv_close()</i>
function may fail if:
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<dt>[EBADF]<dd>
The conversion descriptor is invalid.

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</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_005_937">&nbsp;</a>EXAMPLES</h4><blockquote>
None.
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_005_938">&nbsp;</a>APPLICATION USAGE</h4><blockquote>
None.
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_005_939">&nbsp;</a>FUTURE DIRECTIONS</h4><blockquote>
None.
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_005_940">&nbsp;</a>SEE ALSO</h4><blockquote>
<i><a href="iconv.html">iconv()</a></i>,
<i><a href="iconv_open.html">iconv_open()</a></i>,
<i><a href="iconv.h.html">&lt;iconv.h&gt;</a></i>.
</blockquote><h4>DERIVATION</h4><blockquote>
Derived from the HP-UX manual.
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